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NEWARK — The line of veterans outside the John F. Kennedy Pool and Recreation Center in Newark began to form early yesterday morning, after nearby shelters closed their doors for the day. Temperatures were in the 40s, and the leaden sky threatened rain. But for these people, it was well worth the wait. Mostly veterans of the...
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By AMANDA TRAVERS WASHINGTON TWP. – The gym at St. Luke’s Parish in Long Valley is little more than a full-sized basketball court, not a particularly memorable or impressive space. But it will play a crucial role in Operation Chillout, a program to ensure that area homeless people have enough bottled water during the...
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More than 75 men. women and children volunteered at our Martin Luther King Jr. DAY OF SERVICE and packed 100 + shoulder bags filled with hand knit hats, scarves and supplies for Sussex County Homeless Connect. For more info see the February Newsletter. MLK Day of Service Jan 19, 2009 Click here to download
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Long Valley parishioners supply survival backpacks to homeless By CECILE SAN AGUSTIN Reporter LONG VALLEY – As the northern hemisphere marked the winter solstice at exactly 1:08 a.m. on Dec. 22, the homeless faced the longest night of the year. Winter heralded in and for the next three months, the homeless will face...
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50 turn out to help at Long Valley church By Meghan Van Dyk Daily Record WASHINGTON TWP. — Instead of exchanging gifts with her family this year, Cheryl Kennedy donated a backpack filled with cold weather necessities in their names to Operation Chillout. “There are people in need right in our backyards,” the...
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